2. Understanding Standards Event External Verification and NABs Phil Duffy – Senior Verifier All the resources in support of this presentation have been sourced from the SQA website

3. External Verification and NABs Presentation Focus What is Verification ? Verification Process Course Arrangements NABs Understanding Standards Internal verification procedures Central verification event Sharing Good Practice

4. External Verification and NABs What is Verification? Verification is the procedure we use to make sure that centres' assessment decisions are valid and reliable and are in line with national standards Verification

5. External Verification and NABs Verification Process –Course Arrangements –NABs –Understanding Standards –Internal verification procedures –Central verification event AH Geo All provide support

6. External Verification and NABs Verification Process –NABs Geographical Issues Geographical Methods and Techniques Geographical Study AH Geo

7. External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues NABs AH Geo

8. External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues – Instrument of Assessment

9. External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues - Marking Information

10. External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues - Exemplification of Standards Understanding Standards

11. External Verification and NABs G M T NAB – Instrument of Assessment

12. G M T NAB – Marking Guidelines External Verification and NABs

13. Geographical Study – Instrument of Assessment

14. External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Marking Information

15. External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards

16. External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards –Exemplars

17. External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards –Exemplars

18. External Verification and NABs Understanding Standards Website

19. External Verification and NABs Internal verification procedures Central verification event – Format 2010 Day 1 - Session 1 –Internal Assessment Report –Handbook for NQ External Verifiers 2010 –Verification Update – New Report Format –Discussion of Exemplar reports –Central Verification Feedback Form Day 1 - Sessions 2- 4 – Verification of Evidence Day 2 – Report Forms review by Senior Verifier Day 3 – Completion of Senior Verifiers Report VerificationIAR Accepted

20. External Verification and NABs Sharing Good Practice –Planning –Taking ownership of assessment procedures –Internal verification procedures cross marking peer assessment –Well structured supporting evidence –Clear assessment comments IAR